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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
The picture regarding infectious diseases for 1964 is very
satisfactory. It will be seen from the tables on pages 27 and 28
that :—
1. Scarlet Fever notifications totalled 30, i.e. 13 more than last
year.
2. There were again no cases of Diphtheria—the last notification
was 17 years ago.
3. Measles notifications fell from 429 to 311.
4. Pertussis notifications were 41, 9 less than in 1963.
5. There were no outbreaks of dysentery this year and the
total notifications were 14 compared with 78 last year.
6. Again no cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
A broad classification of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the past five years in relation to employment was :—
| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Manual Labour | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Housewives | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Factory workers | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Children | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Professional classes | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Domestic service | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nurses | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shop assistants | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Armed Forces | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retired persons | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Unclassified | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 30 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 |
Our scheme for the B.C.G. vaccination of school children is
actively continuing and is working extremely well. This work is
undertaken by the School Health Services.
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